Since the inauguration, the world has watched intently as President Obama has hit the ground running. This week, the House of Representatives passed the --the much needed economic recovery package--and now the bill goes over to the Senate for a vote. As I said in my , this stimulus package begins a green transition for America--a transition that will put millions of Americans back to work and simultaneously green our economy by investing in weatherization, efficiency, as well as improved mass transit. According to , the bill passed by the House includes the necessary facets to start laying a foundation for a new green economy and includes the following:

Former VP Al Gore testified yesterday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a hearing titled "." The choice of topic for the Committee's first hearing of year sends a welcome signal that, as Chairman John Kerry said, "climate change will be increasingly central to our foreign policy and national security, and it will be a focal point of this Committee’s efforts as well."

In case you missed it, here's some . You can watch the or from beginning to end at once it's available again. Below is the of the testimony directly from .